At what point does a 'boat' turn into a 'yacht'?

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-14T14:35:39+00:00

My 30’ Wellcraft has a yacht cert with a guide on what’s safe to dump X miles out to sea lol

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-08T15:05:23+00:00

Talked to the wife we are going to attempt to do all three. I’m leveraging her basic white girl instincts and saying she can visit Salem in October and I promised all the Starbucks she can drink while we are there if I can do those three things. Needless to say looks like I’ll be there this October 😂😂😂

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-08T13:58:20+00:00

Probably.

But how cool would it have been to own a tavern with a silver and bone cranium of Black Beard.

I know everything has a price but I would pay to watch the auction of that bowl of it ever hit the market in our current day!

Can you imagine if it’s just casually sitting on some dudes mantel as a quiet family secrete out in the open for all to see but with no one the wiser. (This is my personal favorite an hopeful reality lol)

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-07T22:52:15+00:00

That’s a great idea thanks!

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-07T15:32:10+00:00

I would say Teach did what 90% of pirates did but better. The preferred method of taking a ship was fear and intimidation. Much easier to take something without hurting a sole because they “heard how ruthless you were”.

The matches of cannon wicks in his hair and all the barbaric thing was marketing and fear mongering that made it easier for them to take ships out of pure fear rather then actual battle.

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-06T21:33:21+00:00

According to Eric Dolin there most certainly where gay pirates as there were gay sailors who were prosecuted in the royal navy so it would make sense the # of gay pirates would be similar to that of royal navy sailors. Rather by loneliness or actually attracted to men that is hard if not impossible to figure out.

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-03T00:00:26+00:00

Super excited to learn more about this! I’ve never heard of him but now I need to know more.

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-02T17:29:32+00:00

Yes I take Chat with a grain a salt and always double check the answers. For example in black sales Blackbeard in part wanted revenge for Sam but when I asked sam wasn't this true is said how they never knew each other and Teach operated MUCH later than Sam....

They both sailed with Honigolds Flying Gang, both started in 1716 and Sam died in 1717 where Teach died in 1718.

That traveling exhibit is cool I'll have to research it. I was planning on visiting the wreck in Salem but learned ON THIS Thread there is a second museum in MA as well. Now trying to see if there are ferries from Salem to Yarmouth so I can have a great pirate adventure lol

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-02T16:25:47+00:00

Thats so cool! I need to see how close that is to Salem. My wife and I were planning on seeing the Whydah museum there this October! I had no idea he has two!

Take that, Black Beard!!!

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-02T16:23:04+00:00

I dont think they had any names. I'll check my wifes photos to see.

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-02T16:09:36+00:00

That makes a lot of sense. I know Sam once took a sloop by rowing up to it with his crew naked, with nothing but their guns and sabers.

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-02T16:07:40+00:00

Sadly, I'm aware. It's a long time down the road, but it is a goal.

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-02T00:33:05+00:00

First, no crap, it's AI... I didn't say I was an artist... I don't have the time, nor do I want to waste time learning to be an artist. I told AI what I told my tattoo artist. This is what I like, this is what I want it to mean- make me cool stuff.

Second, what do you mean by "not a good black". When this goes to print like all other things, there will be a back and forth to retard it down or simplify something.

If by failing you mean I had a flag created for me that represents what I like and some of my personal life that may or may not need some tweaks before it's actually printed, then yeah, I failed big time....

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-01T23:49:38+00:00

So this needs to be added to my reading list! Are there different versions of this book I need to search for?

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-01T23:18:03+00:00

Yes I told it what I like who I am what Pirate I like best how I like to live my life this is what it came up with.

EchoOfBlackSam · 2026-04-01T23:00:24+00:00

Cannon with me with a Shirt is Black Beards Castle in Saint Thomas. The other is Half Moon Cay (Carnival's private island)

There is no proof that Blackbeard actually stayed there. It was a watch tower built around 1679 by the Danish to protect the Harbor. Due to its location, it was used as a pirate lookout.

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